Why did the Homestead Act fail in its purpose of peopling the west with small family farms? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: terms of the Homestead Act; government land policy; corporate interests; climate and geography in the West
Date: September 9th, 2020
With the rapid growth of manufacturing, for working-class people, __________. A) steady employment was rare B) wages rose faster than prices C) the lower class steadily shrank D) the workplace became steadily safer ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Middle-class children in the late nineteenth century __________. A) often had to work to maintain the family lifestyle B) had more leisure to creatively play C) were more regimented than before D) were treated much the same as working-class children ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did rapid industrialization affect the South? A) It reinforced the region’s status as the nation’s internal colony. B) It diminished the region’s status as the nation’s internal colony. C) It led to massive overseas immigration into the region. D) It undermined existing racial hierarchies. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Granger movement collapsed when __________. A) local communities rioted against their mixed-race meetings B) their bills failed to be passed by state legislatures C) the depression of the 1870s wiped out their programs D) their cooperative purchasing scheme did not interest farmers ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Good Neighbor Policy focused on U.S. relations with __________. A) Europe B) China C) Latin America D) Africa ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Before the Civil War, local governments attended mainly to __________. A) the needs of the poor B) vital services such as fire protection and public access to water C) the promotion and regulation of trade D) civic ceremonies and other festive occasions ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The main area of agreement between the progressives and their Populist predecessors was __________. A) confidence in the virtues of the farmer B) a belief that change could be accomplished through the political process C) a shared unrealistic idealism D) a focus on urban issues ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most important trend in public education during the progressive era was __________. A) making college attendance almost universal B) expansion and bureaucratization of school systems C) a strict concentration on basic grammar school skills D) respecting the cultural diversity of students ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Wilson’s “New Freedom” platform in 1912 __________. A) had a more moderate view of federal government power than Roosevelt’s plan B) was an even more radical plan than Roosevelt’s C) rejected progressive reform altogether D) focused on foreign policy issues ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
